Re: OT Rural Broadband Access

Posted by ebbsspeed on August 11, 2005 at 14:18:47 from (24.145.253.80):

In Reply to: OT Rural Broadband Access posted by Joe MD on August 11, 2005 at 13:27:46:

Joe, do you have power available at the end of your driveway where you can get ComCast service? If so, there are Parabolic antennas that can be used to focus on an area, and extend 802.11 wireless ethernet much farther than normal. A group of Ham radio operators have reliably transmitted and received for distances beyond 20 miles, using fairly economical off the shelf items from the major computer stores. One thing you would need at the end of your driveway would be a weatherproof, and tamperproof box to house a couple of pieces of equipment. A good weatherproof mailbox would easily be large enough, and probably be enough of a disguise to keep most folks from messing with it. Go to your closest major computer supply store (Comp USA, etc.) and talk to one of the geeks there about extending 802.11 wireless. You should be able to do it for less than $400, including access points, router and antenna.

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